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16:10 Curragh

Thursday 17 October 2024

All12:4513:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

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Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 3m 7.96s

1^st

(10)

Pachmena

79-10

12/1

T: G P CromwellJ: M W Hassett (5)

Rear, 14th after halfway, headway 1 1/2f out, stayed on to 5th inside final furlong, ran on well to lead closing stages op 16/1

2^nd

(12)

Imarajan

38-12

9/1

T: M Halford & T CollinsJ: R P Whelan

Towards rear, 15th after halfway, progress under 3f out, travelled well and headway on inner 1 1/2f out, ran on final furlong to 2nd close home, nearest at finish tchd 8/1

3^rd

(18)

Moutarde

39-2

18/1

T: G P CromwellJ: R Whearty (3)

Rear of mid-division, progress before halfway, 5th halfway, headway in 2nd under 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, headed closing stages, dropped to 3rd close home tchd 16/1

4^th

1 ¼

(5)

Club Manager

49-3

4/1f

T: G P CromwellJ: G F Carroll

Prominent, 7th halfway, progress over 3f out, headway in 3rd over 1f out, dropped to 4th closing stages, kept on same pace op 9/2

5^th

(17)

Charlie Darling

48-13

10/1

T: G P CromwellJ: D McMonagle

Towards rear, 16th after halfway, headway under 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer op 12/1

6^th

(7)

Cast A Spell

69-13

18/1

T: T HoganJ: B M Coen

Towards rear, 17th after halfway, switched right and headway under 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer op 16/1 tchd 14/1

7^th

1 ½

(1)

Arch Enemy

59-11

14/1

T: P MageeJ: J Cleary (7)

Mid-division, 13th after halfway, headway 2f out, kept on without threatening final furlong op 16/1 tchd 22/1

8^th

(21)

Bold Approach

89-1

22/1

T: J S BolgerJ: D P McDonogh

Close up, improved to track leader after 2 1/2f, 2nd halfway, led over 5f out, under pressure and headed 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 16/1

9^th

(11)

Sir Allen

59-9

5/1

T: A SlatteryJ: A J Slattery

Close up, 6th halfway, lost place and under pressure over 1f out, kept on closing stages op 9/2

10^th

1 ¼

(16)

Polemon

510-4

17/2

T: D HoganJ: D King (3)

In touch, 10th halfway, progress under 5f out, under pressure in 7th inside final furlong, no extra closing stages op 8/1 tchd 9/1

11^th

(8)

Rain

59-7

22/1

T: J BarcoeJ: N M Crosse

In touch, 8th halfway, lost place and no impression over 1f out, one paced final furlong op 25/1 tchd 20/1

12^th

(15)

Scott Lang

79-4

50/1

T: P W FlynnJ: L T McAteer

Led, headed after 1f, 4th halfway, under pressure in 3rd 2f out, lost place and weakened over 1f out op 40/1

13^th

(22)

Plains Indian

89-6

12/1

T: A SlatteryJ: S Coen (10)

Dwelt, soon rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, lost place 2f out, one paced final furlong tchd 11/1

14^th

(4)

Valjean

39-4

33/1

T: Charles WeldJ: N G McCullagh

Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, lost place and under pressure 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 40/1 tchd 50/1

15^th

(13)

Rockview Consort

59-10

33/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Siobhan Rutledge (3)

Mid-division, 12th after halfway, under pressure 2f out, lost place 1f out, no extra op 40/1

16^th

2 ¾

(2)

Swelltime

88-7

125/1

T: W J O'DohertyJ: K G Kennedy (7)

Pushed along to race prominently, led after 1f, headed over 5f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened under 2f out op 80/1

17^th

(14)

Grappa Nonino

510-0

12/1

T: D K WeldJ: C D Hayes

Rear of mid-division, 11th after halfway, lost place 2f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 11/1

18^th

(9)

Scatchwah

410-0

14/1

T: S LaveryJ: R C Colgan

Dwelt, raced in rear, 19th after halfway, no impression, weakened in 18th over 1f out, never a factor tchd 16/1

19^th

(20)

Make Good

99-4

16/1

T: S CrawleyJ: H J Horgan (5)

Missed break, raced in rear, 18th after halfway, no impression, weakened under 2f out, never a factor op 14/1

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Non-Runners

(6)

Lilac Lady⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: M C Grassick J: D E Sheehy

(3)

Napper Tandy³

Weight: 10-4| Age: 6

T: M J Smith J: W Joyce

(23)

Paradise Lost³

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: C O'Brien J: W J Lee

(19)

Curious Bride²⁷

Weight: 10-3| Age: 7

T: E O'Connell J: C T Keane

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€16.30Pl:€3.50, €3.60, €5.40, €1.10EX:€224.40Trifecta:€0.00Tricast:€2,005.42SF:€120.60

Forecasts

Club Manager (4/1), Sir Allen (5/1), Paradise Lost (13/2), Polemon (17/2), Imarajan (9/1), Charlie Darling (10/1), Pachmena (12/1), Plains Indian (12/1), Grappa Nonino (12/1), Arch Enemy (14/1), Scatchwah (14/1), Curious Bride (14/1), Make Good (16/1), Moutarde (18/1), Cast A Spell (18/1), Bold Approach (22/1), Rain (22/1), Napper Tandy (25/1), Valjean (33/1), Rockview Consort (33/1), Scott Lang (50/1), Lilac Lady (66/1), Swelltime (125/1)

This is wide open but SIR ALLEN can race off the same mark as when an excellent recent Thurles second so edges the vote. Gavin Cromwell's duo Pachmena and Club Manager must enter calculations, while the likes of Curious Bride, Scatchwah, Cast A Spell and Paradise Lost all need factoring in too.